Five Nights at Equestria Girls

Night 31: The Calm Before the Storm: Part 2

Twilight Sparkle was sitting on her bed with her photo album open in front of her. It was open to the fourth page, where there were several pictures of her and Sunset hanging out at Camp Everfree. She stared at them as the memories replayed in her mind. The trip there was the most fun she'd had since transferring schools, even if it had gotten bogged down by her worries about becoming her demon self again. Twilight touched her geode as she remembered how Sunset had helped her see that she wasn't going to become Midnight Sparkle again. And that allowed her to embrace the magic inside. She turned the page and saw a photo of her standing next to Sunset, with the rest of the girls standing around them.

"How did I let things between Sunset and me get this bad?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

As Twilight sat there, staring at Sunset in the photo, she remembered some of the good times they had together. Images of them hanging out at Sugarcube Corner played through her head as she sat there. They faded into memories of all the times that they had gone to the library to study and play chess. The sound of Sunset's laughter seemed to echo in the eerie silence of Twilight's bedroom. As she turned the page again, there was a single photo of her and Sunset at Applejack's farm, sitting next to each other. The photo was taken in the midst of them laughing at one of Pinkie Pie's crazy antics.

Pulling the photo out of the protective sleeve, Twilight studied it further. Her eyes began to water as memories of Sunset flooded her. She now started to realize just how much she missed her. It was like a part of her was gone, and she couldn't get it back. Holding the picture, Twilight wished that Sunset hadn't hidden her past from her. But even more, she wished that she had given her the chance to explain why she had done it. She placed the photo back into the protective sleeve and closed the book. Twilight couldn't stomach looking at it anymore, mostly since it was too painful to know that she pushed Sunset away by choice. As tears streamed down her cheeks, she pulled her knees to her chest.

"Sweetie, are you okay?" asked Mrs. Velvet.

The sound of her mother's voice made Twilight Sparkle jump. "N-no, mom. I made a mistake."

"Do you want to talk about it? Or no?" asked Mrs. Velvet as she sat next to her daughter.

"I told Sunset that I didn't want her to talk to me or acknowledge me because she had hurt me. But, I miss her and regret saying that to her," replied Twilight Sparkle. "She even admitted that she loved me."

"Oh? And do you love Sunset?" Mrs. Velvet asked as she wrapped her arm around her daughter.

"Yes. I love Sunset so much that it hurts to see what she did to me," said Twilight Sparkle.

"And what did Sunset do that made you push her away, sweetie?" Mrs. Velvet rubbed her daughter's arm.

"Sunset hid her past from me, and then I found out that she wouldn't have told me if it hadn't been for the circumstances. And that was when I finally saw what she looked like in her..." Twilight Sparkle trailed off, realizing that she had just exposed Sunset's situation to her mother.

"Her demon form?" asked Mrs. Velvet.

Twilight Sparkle nodded.

"Well, I don't know much about Sunset, but what I do know is that she cares for you. I'm sorry that you're hurting because of a mistake she made. Do you think you'd be willing to hear her out if she was willing to explain it to you?" asked Mrs. Velvet, letting go of her daughter's shoulder.

"I think so, mom. I miss Sunset so much. I wish that I hadn't pushed her away," said Twilight Sparkle. "And I want to apologize for what I did to her."

"I know you do. And when the time comes, you'll get a chance to do that. Just remember, Sunset is your friend and that she cares about you. She probably didn't mean to hurt you, but just made a bad decision." Mrs. Velvet got up from Twilight's bed. "Now, would you like some lavender tea?"